Theologia

The written account of what happened to Jesus and the significance it holds for the world is preserved in four documents we call the Gospels. The word "Gospel" is an English translation of the Greek word Euangelion , which means "Good News," a term originally used to announce the reign of a new Caesar. Christians took this word from the Romans and applied it to their message about Jesus. "Let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah." — Acts 2:36 It was only later that "Gospel" came to refer to the narrative accounts about Jesus's life which we see in the Bible. Despite being the origin stories of the Faith, the Gospels are among the last documents in our Bible to be written, and yet they have become so central to the Christian faith that they have become synonymous with the Christian message itself. The Heart of the Message What each of the Gospels shares in common is an emphasis on t...